Fashion Design and Making: Residential Summer School (14-16 Year Olds)

Residential fashion summer schools

Fashion Design & Making: Student embellishment work

Shiplake College

Fashion Design & Making: Residential Summer School (14-16 Year Olds)

Fashion Design & Making: Student at work

Shiplake College

Fashion Design & Making: Student makes her own skirt

Fashion Design & Making: Student in class

Shiplake College

Fashion Design & Making: Student works on embellishment

Fashion Design & Making: Students in class

Fashion Design & Making: Students in class

Fashion Design & Making: Residential Summer School (14-16 Year Olds)

Fashion Design & Making: Residential Summer School (14-16 Year Olds)

If you are considering a career in fashion design, garment making and textiles then this exciting fashion course will offer insight into how designers research, record and communicate their ideas. You will start the week with a trip to a London museum or current exhibition, accompanied by LCF tutors who will guide you in creating your own sketchbook full of research and inspiration...

Description

If you are considering a career in fashion design, garment making and textiles then this exciting fashion course will offer insight into how designers research, record and communicate their ideas.

You will start the week with a trip to a London museum or current exhibition, accompanied by LCF tutors who will guide you in creating your own sketchbook full of research and inspiration. Back in the classroom, you’ll use the collected research to begin creating your own designs on paper, you’ll then select your chosen design /detail and develop these onto mannequin stands to create sculptural outfits.

You’ll move on to look at fashion figures and how to create your own templates which you will then use to draw outfits inspired from the work on the stand. You’ll also make stencils based on the designs you have created to be used to print your own t-shirts. You’ll be taken step by step through the t-shirt printing process as well as being shown how to use various embellishment techniques such as foils.

During the weekend you will be taken on a trip to London for a retail safari led by an LCF tutor. You’ll be taken to markets, vintage stores and famous department stores to experience the latest trends and styles on the streets of London.

For the second week you will be working with a purchased skirt pattern and be taught how to decipher the many markings and terminology as well as how to layout and prepare your fabric. You’ll also be shown how to use the sewing machines and what types of stitches to use to assemble your skirt. Finally you’ll also be introduced to a variety of embellishment techniques such as felting, fringing and beading, which you can then select to decorate your skirt.

This summer school will give you a taster of many different areas of the fashion industry and will help you decide which direction you wish to take your fashion career in. Please download the course timetable for more information on what the course includes.

What are the benefits of attending a Residential Summer School at LCF?

This course will allow you to experiment with new techniques, build confidence, acquire new skills and be inspired to learn more. It's also a great way to meet like-minded friends from around the world. In addition, you'll leave the course with:

Sketchbook full of ideas and inspiration

Final mood board including figure templates

A selection of embellishment samples

Two hand printed t-shirts of your own design

Completed hand embellished garment

Level:

Beginners. You should have an interest in fashion and a desire to learn but no previous experience is required.

Your course place is confirmed once you have booked online or via the phone using a credit or debit card. There is no deadline for booking. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, and all courses have a maximum number of students. We suggest you book early to avoid disappointment.

Tutor information

Claire Porter undertook a Theatre Studies and Costume Interpretation course at London College of Fashion before beginning her career as a costume assistant at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. During this time she was a costumer assistant in men’s soft tailoring department creating costumes for The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet. Since 1998 Claire has been a freelance Costumier for men’s and women’s period and contemporary costumes for theatre, films and television. Her clients have included: The Royal Opera House, English National Opera, The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, English Touring Opera, Opera Kent, English Chamber Opera, Garsington Opera, BBC, Thames Television, Shakespeare’s Globe, Comic Strip Productions, Hat Trick Productions, The Art of Being (Couture) Bill Kenwright Ltd, Clonter Opera Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, UK Foundation for Dance, Lyric Opera of Chicago, E15 Acting School, The Green and Lewisham Community Theatre Trust, The Wrestling School and Emergency Exit Arts. Claire teaches fashion realisation, garment production and corsetry on a number of London College of Fashion Short Courses and Study Abroad programmes.

Heidi Stokes has taught at London College of Fashion for 15 year and is Practitioner in Residence for the ‘International Preparation for Fashion (Certificate in Higher Education)’ course and part time BA flexible learning programme. Part of her new role has been being taken on as an artist to broaden creative thinking and help spark creative minds to think outside the box. Since completing an MA in Fine Art Heidi has exhibited at numerous events and exhibitions including Anima Call 2011 at the Contemporary Art Centre in Athens, Cologne OFF VII International Video Art Film Festival and has screened at the Rich Mix cinema in Bethnal Green.

Materials

In order to fully participate in the practical exercises please bring the following materials/equipment to the first class:

Notepad and pen

A camera/phone with camera (to take photos of work)

A full sewing kit is provided on the first day and is included in the course fee. This includes:

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Student feedback

Residential Summer School Feedback

The course was very interesting and gave me a great introduction into the fashion industry. The tutors were very good, and taught at the right level, and were interesting and knowledgable.Eleanor, France. (Fashion Design and Making: Residential Summer School)

I found the course content to be very interesting and of high quality. It was taught very well and I was engaged in the class during the two weeks. Farah, Australia (Fashion Design and Making: Residential Summer School)

I really loved the course. The content was great and I learned a lot of new skills that will help me with my textiles GCSE and skills that I can apply to other school subjects. The tutors (Heidi for the first week and Claire for the second week) were very helpful and genuinely wanted to help us improve our skills. Madeleine, Isle of Man. (Fashion Design and Making: Residential Summer School)

The course was fantastic. I learnt so much about all the differnet roles in the industry. I loved learning so much about make-up and photography. I promise to keep updating my new blog!Henri, France. (Fashion Styling and Media: Residential Summer School)